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Earl Marshawn Washington sentenced in counterfeit woodcut scheme

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Woodcut carving process; contextual photograph, not an authenticated example of a counterfeit in this case.
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Federal prosecutors announced Washington’s sentence for a conspiracy involving counterfeit woodblocks and woodcut prints. He had pleaded guilty in July 2023; the case involved cooperation with French and German authorities.

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